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Emergency Medical Services textbooks




Medical Teams International has become the leading non-profit
provider of EMS training around the world.

The Emergency Medical Pre-Hospital Care Worker International Basic Level Text and Emergency First Responder Text were written following the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s guidelines for the Emergency Medical Technician – Basic Level and First Responder Curriculum. It is designed for caregivers of all levels to gain an understanding of basic prehospital emergency medical care.

This text is to only serve as a guideline for the delivery of care and the actual delivery of care should be under the guidance of a physician medical director.

Medical Teams International encourages others to copy, reproduce or adapt to meet local needs any or all parts of this book, including the illustrations, provided that the parts reproduced are distributed free or at cost – not for profit.

Doctors, lawyers, paramedics and public health specialists from around the world contributed more than 5,000 volunteer hours to write and translate the text that will improve the quality of prehospital emergency medical care in developing countries.



Our textbooks are currently available in ten languages:


  • English
  • Khmer
  • Romanian
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Sinhalese
  • Tamil
  • Tajik
  • Uzbek
  • Vietnamese

Please e-mail us if you would like more information about our EMS textbook.


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Any organization or person who wishes to copy, reproduce or adapt any or all parts of this book for commercial purposes must obtain written permission from Medical Teams International.

Before beginning any translation or adaptation of this book or its contents, please contact us for suggestions about adapting the information in the book, updates on the information provided, and to avoid the duplication of efforts. Medical Teams International requires the receipt of both a hard copy and an electronic copy of any translation or materials in which text or illustrations from this book have been used.